Review of Winning the War on Cancer
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Review of Winning the War on Cancer
There are expected to be approximately 1,670 daily cancer deaths this year in the United States of America. That brings the total to a little over 600 000 deaths this year alone. That's a staggering figure. In the United States of America, cancer is the second most common cause of death behind heart disease. In 1971, Richard Nixon allocated $1.5 billion to help fight the rise of cancer diagnoses, but it seems that nothing has been able to stop the continued rise of the disease. Winning the War on Cancer by Sylvie Beljanski confronts this reality, and it also confronts the reasons why Dr. Mirko Beljanski's monumental work on fighting cancer hasn't found traction in the world of healthcare and wellness.
I am of the strong belief that nature has all the answers. Thousands of years ago, modern medicines didn't exist, but people were still getting cured using plants and other forms of remedies. This book feels like a revelation, but it isn't necessarily so. If Dr. Beljanski found a cure for cancer, then it's fitting that it was found in nature.
I believe that every single disease has a cure. All that's needed is new thinking on how to tackle each illness. What we learn through this book is that Dr. Beljanski had the intelligence to reshape his thoughts on cancerous cells, which led him to discover an effective way to kill them with precision. During the beginning stages of the HIV epidemic, the illness was thought of as a death sentence. That thinking has largely evaporated over the last few years, and that is because of the strides made by scientists to fight the disease. Dr. Beljanski was the type of scientist who had a vision and executed it well.
The biggest disadvantage of writing a book like this is that it largely depends on people's biases whether they believe it or not. We have to take the author's word about all these events she says took place since there's no independent party to verify those claims. It's unfortunate because I know that that will likely shrink its intended reach.
On my side, this is a great book about the misadventures of a brilliant man who could have changed the course of human history. And if I think about it, Sylvie's biggest drive is to see her father's achievements helping society. The motivation to reveal the truth seems secondary to this. I rate it 4 out of 4 stars.
A book like this could be interesting for readers who enjoy conspiracy theories. It could also work for readers who prefer natural options in healthcare. I would also recommend it to people who are fond of memoirs. It has many different elements that could appeal to different types of readers.
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Winning the War on Cancer
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